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of : STUAR T S . MACPHERSO N FA A Docke t No . CP10WP000 6 DM S No . FAA-2010-053 8 Administrativ e La w Judg e Richar dC . Goodwi n MOTIO N T O DEE M TH E ALLEGATION S I N TH E COMPLAIN T ADMITTE D AN D

MOTIO N FO RDECISIO N OR , ALTERNATIVELY . MOTIO N FO RORDE RLIMITIN GTH E HEARIN GT O TH E ISSU E O FSANCTIO N Pursuan t t o Section s 13.209(f

) an d13.218(f)(5 ) o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalty Actions , 1 4 C.F.R . § § 13.209(f) , 13.218(f)(5) , th e Complainan t hereb y file s thi s motio n t o dee mth e allegation s i n th e complain t admitte dan dissu e an orde r assessin g civi l penalty fo r $16,20 0 or , i n th e alternative , issu e an orde r limitin g th e hearin g t o th e issu e o f sanction . I n support o f thi s motion , th e Complainan t state s a s follows : 1 . O n Ma y 19 , 2010 , th e Complainan t file dth e complain t

i n th e above-captione d matte r wit hth e Hearin g Docke t b y certifie dmai l - return receip t requeste dan dserve dacop y o n Responden t

b y certifie dmai l - retur n receip t requested . Retur n receip t indicate dtha t

th e certifie dcop y o f

th e complain t

wa s receive db y Responden t Stuart MacPherson . 2 . Pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a) , Responden t wa s require dt o fil e awritte n answe r t o th e complain t

not late r tha n 3 0 day s after

servic e o f

th e complaint . Becaus e th e complam t wa s serve db y mail , th e Rule s o f Practic e provide dResponden t a n additiona l 5 day s fro mth e tim e prescribe dt o fil e an answe r t o th e complain t

(i.e. , 3 5 day s fromth e dat e o fservice) . 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.211(e). * Accordingly , Respondent' s answe r wa s du e n o late r

tha n Jun e 23 , 2010 . 3 . A s o f

th e dat e o f

thi s motion . Responden t ha s no t file da n answer. ^ 4 . Responden t

sen t alette r t o Administrativ e La w Judg e Goodwin , date d Jun e 18 , 200 7 [sic] , indicatin g tha t h e ha dreceive dComplainant' s lette r transmittin g th e complain t t o th e hearin g docke t

an daccompanyin g reques t tha t th e hearin g b e hel di n Sa n Diego , CA . Th e postmark

fo r thi s lette r

indicate s tha t

i t was sen t t o Complainan t

o n Jun e 21 , 2010 . Responden t

di dnot , however , fil e a n answe r withthi s letter . 4 . Pursuan t

t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(f) , i n civi l penalt y proceedings , " aperson' s failure t o fil e a n answe r

withou t goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme dadmitte da n admissio n o f th e trutho f

eac h allegatio n containe di n th e complaint. " 5 . Onc e th e allegation s containe di n th e complain t ar e deeme dadmitted , ther e i s n o genuin e issu e o f

materia l fac t

an dComplainan t

i s entitle dt o adecisio n a s amatte r o f la w unde r 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.218(f)(5) . WHEREFORE , th e Complainan t respectfull y request s tha t th e allegation s i n th e complain t b e deeme dadmitte dunde r 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(f) . Th e Complainan t further request s that th e la w judg e issu e adecisio n an dorde r affirmin g th e regulator y violation s an dcivi l penalty o f $16,20 0 sough t

i n th e complain t

or , alternatively , issu e an orde r affirmin g th e regulator y violation s allege di n th e complain t an dlimitm g th e hearin g i n thi s matte r t o th e issu e o f

sanction .

' Section 13.21 1 (e ) provide s tha t "[wjheneve

r apart y has arigh

t o r adut y to act o r to mak e an y respons e withi n aprescribe dperio dafte

r servic e by mail , o

r o n adat e certain afte

r servic e b y mail , 5 day s shal

l b e addedt

o th e prescribe dperiod. " Thi s 5-da y grac e perio densure s tha

t " apart y will not b e penalize dfo

r unanticipatedo

r unexplaineddelay s i

n the mai l during the grac e period. " 5 3 Fed . Reg . 34646 , 3464 9 (Sept . 7 , 1988) . ^ Befor

e filing thi s motion , o

n Jul y 28 , 2010 , undersignedcounsel confirmedwit hthe Hearing Docke

t tha t Responden

t has no t fileda n answer .Respectfull y submitted , Pete r J . Lync h Assistan t Chie f Counse l Enforcemen t

Division , AGC-30 0

. Pont o (ttome y Enforcemen t

Division , AGC-30 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Telephone : (202 ) 267-986 3 Facsimile : (202)267-510 6 Date : Jul y 30 , 201 0CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s date , I hav e sen t

b y U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certifie d return-receip t

requeste dan dregular

U.S . mail , acop y o f

th e foregoin g Motio n T o Dee mTh e Allegation s In Th e Complain t Admitte dAn dMotio n Fo r Decisio n or . Alternatively , Motio n Fo r Orde r Limitin g Th e Hearin g T o Th e Issu e O f Sanction , i n th e matte r

o f Stuart S . MacPherson , FA A Docke t

No . CP10WP0006 , DM S No . FAA-2010-0538 , to : Stuart S . MacPherso n P.O . Bo x 80 7 Cardiff , C A 9200 7 I n addition , I hereb y certif y tha t o n thi s date , I hav e sen t b y U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dreturn-receip t

requested , th e origina l an don e cop y o f th e foregoin g documen t

to : Hearin g Docke t Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Orvill e Wrigh t

Buildin g 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 I n addition , I hereb y certif y tha t o n thi s date , I hav e sen t b y U.S . mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dreturn-receip t

requested , on e cop y o f

th e foregoin g documen t

to : Th e Honorabl e Richar dC . Goodwi n Administrativ e La w Judg e Offic e o f Hearings , M-2 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Eas t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mE l 2-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 

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